Recoil from 2008! Big shoutout to KrisShannon who got it right! One of the best Ziva episodes of NCIS! Xxx
Early the next morning Ziva woke up. She was sleeping pretty much underneath her desk, covered in one of the spare blankets. Slowly she stood up, glancing at the clock on her desk. Five thirty a.m. That meant she had had around six hours sleep.
Sighing she scooped up her bag and left the bullpen, checking on Tony as she went. He was sleeping soundly. Gibbs was nowhere in sight, but then again she already knew he slept less than she did. Knowing him he probably left when they were asleep to go sand the boat in his basement.
In the bathroom it didn't take her too long to get ready for a new day. Shoving her slept in clothes into her bag, she pulled on some clean jeans and her red jumper. She ran a brush through her hair, before leaving it to fall around her shoulders. She applied minimalistic makeup and then headed back to the bullpen.
She sat down at her desk, tucking her bag and blanket under it as she pulled out a book from the locked drawer in her desk. It wasn't too long until Gibbs came in and he handed her a cup of coffee. She looked at him skeptically, noting that he too had a coffee cup in his hand.
"Call it a reward for being up early Ziver." He said as he headed towards the elevator. She sat frozen for a second watching him go. "You coming?" He called back. She sprang up from her desk, grabbing the coffee cup as she went and chuckling as she heard snoring coming from underneath Tony's desk.
"Where are we going Gibbs?" She asked as the elevator doors closed behind her.
"To wake up Ducky."
She nodded.
The doors were about to open when Gibbs practically punched the stop button. She looked at him, confused, but not saying anything. "Are you worried Ziva?" He asked.
Her eyebrows furrowed slightly. "We've faced worse. Now we just know what's coming for us."
"Ziva, I can't have you being like that. Don't do that thing where you don't say how you're feeling. We are all a target in this. Everyone but me. I need to know that you know just how serious this could, and most likely will end up being."
"You think I'm not worried Gibbs?" She asked, her voice quiet, a sign of anger. "You think I don't know how serious this is? You think I don't know that the chances are that one or more of us will be seriously hurt?"
He opened his mouth to try and calm her down, but she held up her hand to silence him.
"I realize that you are most likely unnaturally worried because Abby has already been targeted so it is unlikely for her to be targeted again and you think that because I am the only other female on the team I am the one most likely to be targeted when they strike again, but you must know by now that I can take care of myself!"
"I know that Ziver. But I also know you. Everything you've been through and I need to know that you are alright. That you know everyone is going through this together."
She nodded wordlessly. Painfully aware that nowhere was safe for the NCIS team any more.
What did everyone think? I should be getting back to the action soon! xxx
